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Good luck with that one Blue....what I can say is if you want to give me some hotels that you find, I can check their location for you. There are some that you might find for that price but you might have some fine ladies soliciting you for...

I will just add something to this discussion, if your parents buy you a car, still make payments if you can, but to yourself. I did this when I got my first car in high school. My parents paid the $1000 for a ’79 VW Sirocco. I then paid $100 a month into a “car account” after two and half a years I bought a newer car for cash with that money. Since then (many years ago, I’m in my 30’s) I have always paid cash for my cars, and then paid myself a monthly car payment to put away for the next car. I now have two cars (which is stupid because I only drive one about 3 times a year) and they are both paid for, but I still keep making payments ($450 each) to my car savings account for the next one. After a year or so doing this it just becomes habit, and it keeps you from spending your whole paycheck while saving money for something you’re going to need in the future. Just something to consider when you all get your first jobs out of law school.

I say Miami also. I too wanted to go to FIU for the money (and because of my 153) but the thought of going there isn't exciting like it should be to me either. It sounds like you would be happier going to Miami and it is a good school and well ranked. I'm contemplating to Drake in Iowa, also expensive, but I'd rather go somewhere with a good reputation that has been around a while than no reputation or worse, a bad one. Good luck with your decision!

Side Note: Do not read any blogs but this one! lol. Many of us are with you. We read these things and it makes a huge impression when ordinarily if you hadn't read it, you wouldn't think that. Most people ask me when I talk about it, "whats a tier?" I think once we get started in school this prestige thing will be a comical memory. I mean we all know who the big name schools are, once you get past like the top 50 no one in real life knows what school is ranked number 63. But we do! I cant wait to start at my T3 already!!

I think as far as what people post its moderately accurate. I think that for the current cycle people would round their numbers to remain anonymous, but at the end of the cycle they would put their real numbers up. So the most accurate or most useful might be to look at the year before. I use LSN as a way to determine when decisions are made and for scholarship info.

I'm doing to do this same thing (except at this school I have not received a scholarship). I emailed and asked if there was anything more I could to do to secure a scholarship, tell them your reasons why more $ would help. I also attached income tax information to help support your need.. HTH